Ginseng is added to endurance sports supplements to support the immune system. A strong immune systems will help keep endurance athletes healthy so they can focus on training and racing.
Calcium: Your Bones Love it, While Your Heart is Cautious of it!
06/20/2011 By Leave a Comment
While calcium is important for optimal bone health, too much can lead to hardening of the artery walls and obstructing blood flow in the heart. Learn about supplementation strategies that promote bone health while not compromising your heart’s health!
Q&A with Nicholas Gammell of GAIN Fitness: Personal Training for Everyone
06/14/2011 By Leave a Comment
Interview with founder and CEO of GAIN Fitness, Nicholas Gammell. GAIN Fitness is an online personal training tool that provides custom workouts for home and the gym.
Review of VIVOBAREFOOT’s eBook: Making Sense of Barefoot Running
05/23/2011 By 1 Comment
Summary of VIVOBAREFOOT and Lee Saxby’s eBook, Making Sense of Barefoot Running. Learn why cushioned running shoes don’t permit humans to run with natural biomechanics and the criteria to choose a good barefoot running shoe.
Is Your Diet Leaving Your Health Vulnerable to Chronic Inflammation?
05/15/2011 By 1 Comment
Diet plays an integral role in combating the body’s inflammation response. Discover the symptoms of chronic inflammation and what foods, herbs and supplements can help fight it and keep you healthy.
Endurance Sports Supplement Series: Glutamine
05/08/2011 By Leave a Comment
Endurance sports supplements should include ingredients to meet the demands of all 7 critical body systems. The muscular system is supported by the ingredient glutamine, which helps combat muscular breakdown.
Engineering the Perfect Endurance Sports Supplement
04/17/2011 By 2 Comments
A good endurance sports supplement will help athletes improve their performance and recover faster. There are 7 critical systems within an endurance athlete’s body in which specific, key ingredients must act to support all of them. Are you getting all of them?
The Benefits of Pilates: Q&A with Former Olympian and Pilates Instructor, Stephanie McCann
03/23/2011 By 1 Comment
Pilates has a wide range of benefits including improved athletic performance, decreased back pain, increased core strength and rehabilitation of injuries. Stephanie McCann, a Stott Pilates instructor and former Olympian, provides expert advice on Pilates and its benefits.
Bare Your Feet: A Beginners Guide to Going Barefoot
03/21/2011 By 4 Comments
Thinking about trying barefoot running or a minimalist running shoe? This is a guide for barefoot beginners, which outlines the basis steps to begin barefoot running / walking without getting injured.
Yoga for Runners: Stay Injury Free, Improve Performance and Lung Capacity
03/09/2011 By Leave a Comment
Regular yoga for runners can improve you running performance, lung capacity and decrease you chances of injury. Christine Felstead, founder of Yoga for Runners (www.yogaforrunners.com), explains how.
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